In Belgium, on Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) voted its Opinion on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles, a milestone legislation to curb the segment emissions. The European Biogas Association applauds the TRAN Committee for recognizing the long-term contribution of renewable […]
In India, NDTV reported that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) during the recent G20 summit held in Delhi. A total of 19 countries, including India, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Italy, South Africa and the US as well as 12 international organizations have already agreed to join the GBA. GBA will […]
In Delaware, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accepted a Civil Rights complaint filed against Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Sussex County, Delaware, for discriminating against the local community when reviewing permits for a proposed factory farm gas and composting facility in Seaford, Delaware. EPA agreed to investigate whether DNREC discriminated […]
In Washington, with Congress back in session after the August recess, a new survey from the polling firm Morning Consult found continued strong voter support for policies promoting the use of lower-cost, lower-carbon American-made ethanol. In the latest results, registered voters also indicated robust support for specific legislation to allow the year-round sale of E15 […]
In Washington, Earthjustice on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023-2025 “Set” Rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard, as a violation of the Clean Air Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. Despite numerous […]
In South Dakota, Reuters reports on the first day of what would have been three weeks of deliberation, the three-person Public Utilities Commission has unanimously rejected Summit Carbon Solutions’ permit application for its planned CO2 pipeline. The company has said it will refine and refile its application as a result of the rejection that was […]
In India, Construction World reported that Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, the minister for sugarcane development and sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh state said that the state was on track to become the leading ethanol producer in India. The official said that Uttar Pradesh’s ethanol production capacity is currently estimated at two billion liters per year. He […]
In South Dakota, AgWeek reports the state’s Public Utilities Commission has rejected Navigator CO2 Ventures’ Heartland Greenway Pipeline project application a unanimous vote, saying the company was purposefully aiming to not comply with the law, seeking exemptions. Two counties had enacted buffer rules for underground pipelines to protect schools, homes and cities which Navigator was […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency will wait until December to make its decision on whether corn-based ethanol will be supported as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel instead of making the decision in September as expected. The White House is split on the issue, with the lead advisor on the issue said […]
In the UK, the Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the UK and boost its uptake, giving producers greater assurance about earnings from the SAF they produce. This scheme, along with the introduction of a SAF mandate in 2025, will provide […]
